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Mike Bithell: What I wish I knew when I started in games

During GamesIndustry.biz Live: Academy, Mike Bithell explored six lessons he's learned during his career that can help aspiring developers get a successful start in games

Nov. 11, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Ubisoft apologises for ableist description in Assassin's Creed Valhalla

The publisher said it will address the issue in an upcoming update

Nov. 11, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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MiHoYo reportedly discloses Genshin Impact players phone numbers

Update: The studio said they took "immediate action to fix the problem," which should now be resolved

Nov. 10, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Some Amazon Xbox Series X pre-orders may not arrive until December

Update: A Microsoft spokesperson said the company is "working tirelessly with retail partners to replenish Xbox hardware as quickly as possible"

Nov. 10, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Descenders has sold over 250,000 units

Nearly 3.5 million people have played the biking title across all platforms, thanks to its success on Xbox Game Pass

Nov. 9, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Steam adds frictionless playtesting feature

The new tool will make playtests accessible directly from a title's store page

Nov. 9, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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POC in Play champions Black talent with BHM 100 list

The initiative aims at inspiring young talent, and provides a resource for journalists and event organisers to diversify their line-ups

Nov. 6, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Fortnite reportedly returning to iOS via GeForce Now

An announcement from Nvidia is expected "before the winter holidays" the BBC reported

Nov. 6, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Maze Theory opens studio in the US

The new Los Angeles office will be led by industry veteran Phil Greenspan

Nov. 5, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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One Special Day raises over £500,000

The 2020 edition of SpecialEffect's fundraising event raised a record amount

Nov. 5, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Phil Spencer calls for more diverse leaders in games

Having "visible leaders" should be the industry's focus, Xbox chief said, addressing the role Microsoft has to play against racial inequity

Nov. 4, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Jim Ryan: "We're more than a few minutes from the future of VR"

PlayStation's CEO said VR will not be "meaningful component of interactive entertainment" until at least 2022

Oct. 30, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Everwild creative director leaves Rare

Simon Woodroffe resigned from his position, but Rare's new IP is "in good hands" studio head Craig Duncan said

Oct. 30, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Annapurna Interactive launches internal development studio

The Outer Wilds publisher is looking for a game director for its first in-house project

Oct. 29, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Phil Spencer: "Our motivation is not to turn everybody into a subscriber"

The Xbox chief renewed his commitment to retail and said Game Pass is not here to "take options away from people"

Oct. 29, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Sony to give away adapters to allow VR use on PlayStation 5

PSVR is not compatible with the PS5 out of the box, but Sony will start shipping adapters for free from the end of October

Oct. 29, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Frostpunk board game raises over €2m on Kickstarter

Shipping for the 11 Bit Studios and Glass Cannon Unplugged project is due to start in September 2021

Oct. 29, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Shotcall closes $2.2m seed round

The platform aims to connect content creators and their community by letting them play together

Oct. 28, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Music industry organisations slam Twitch in open letter

The streaming giant denied the claims that its Soundtrack service is not fully licensed

Oct. 28, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Lifting the barriers for Black professionals in the games industry

Focusing on retention and promotion, the GamesIndustry.biz Academy looks at the barriers facing Black talent in games

Oct. 27, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Ubisoft and Netflix partner on Assassin's Creed live-action series

The deal also includes work on animated and anime series

Oct. 27, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Ubisoft details next-gen improvements for its upcoming games

Most of the publisher's upcoming titles releasing on current generation hardware will benefit from a free upgrade

Oct. 27, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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CS:GO pro players banned for betting on themselves

The accused had accomplices that were placing identical bets

Oct. 26, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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Deleting Facebook wipes out Oculus purchases

Users who have not linked their Facebook account to their VR headset yet are not impacted

Oct. 26, 2020 Marie Dealessandri

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VENN closes $26m Series A funding

The esports and gaming broadcast network secured Nexstar Media Group as an exclusive local television partner

Oct. 26, 2020 Marie Dealessandri